OUR LEADERSHIP
THE STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR BEHIND THE SCENES WORK
President and Clinical Director
Dr. James D. Lovett
Jim brings over 40 years of Business experience in the Mental health industry to TLC. With multiple years of service with DHS, Child Welfare, the courts, and founding and managing his own agencies, Jim has developed a unique skillset that has allowed him to assume his role at TLC. Since he joined TLC in 2024, Jim has embedded TLC programs into sober living programs throughout the state of Oklahoma. These programs collectively provide over 700 beds for men and women. Jim has also started court services that provide supervised visitation for families attempting to reunite with their children. TLC is also providing assistance for those completing court ordered community service. Jim has also provided the leadership necessary to complete the ODMHSAS Certification for alcohol and substance abuse which provides the foundation for TLC to start providing Detox and Residential Care for those challenged by substance related issues.
Jim enjoys classic rock and is accompanied most times by his therapy dog Sadie and his therapy dog candidate Myla both of whom enjoy hanging at the office and seeing clients. Jim likes the Tulsa Ballet, Candlelight Concerts and filling his days with direct care for his clients.
CHRIS TAYLOR BA PRSS
Founder
Choices, LLC. He has been with TLC since its inception in 2015. He brings 40 years of experience as a behavioral health professional. Inspiration for serving over five decades in this industry is rooted in his passion for seeing the improvement in the quality of life from helping his clients make their own unique therapeutic life choices. He is a collector of Native American art, enjoys ballet performances and volunteers as Chaplain for the Tulsa Police Department.
VADIM YEROKHIN, PhD
Director of Research and Innovation
Vadim Yerokhin, PhD Director of Research and Innovation
Vadim is the Director of Research and Innovation, as well as the Director of Education at Therapeutic Life Choices (TLC). Vadim maintains staff training through continual medical education and certifications for the TLC staff. He also led the launch of the TeleMedicine program at TLC, which now supports all remote therapy sessions offered at TLC. He is in charge of the general upkeep and maintenance of the IT needs at TLC. He received his Bachelor of Science in Nueroscience at Union College, where he worked in the Healthy Aging and Neuropsychology Laboratory. He then served as a Teach for America corps member for two years in Baltimore, Maryland, where he studied Urban Education at Johns Hopkins University School of Education before receiving his PhD for his work in Neuroscience at Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences. Vadim is passionate about all aspects of the least explored organ known to man–the human brain. He has worked in the clinical, as well as academic neurosurgical setting to find answers to several difficult questions about the human nervous system. To learn more about his work and to see his publications, please visit vadimyerokhin.com/cv